Lombardo’s matriarch dies

Rose-Marie “Rosie” Mancino, who with her husband, Paul, owned and operated the venerable Lombardo’s Restaurant in Albany for the past 26 years, died Monday (6/26), according to her obituary. She was 65.

A graduate of Averill Park High School, Mancino was a nurse at the University at Albany and area school districts for many years.

Calling hours will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday (6/29) at St. Jude the Apostle Church, 42 Dana Ave., Wynantskill. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church, with burial to follow at Elmwood Cemetery in West Sand Lake. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to St. Jude the Apostle Church.